DaBlueCaboose

I think he was referring to the odd practice of coming together to celebrate something you all don't do, a la /r/nongolfers

But isn't the NRA itself just a group of people pooling their money to achieve their interests? How is that any different from "crowdfunding for lobbyists"?

I seem to remember a certain tyrannical government trying to confiscate arms back at Lexington and Concord, did Americans comply with the law then?

we do not set policy

if they meet our principles

What are your principles? And how is expectation to meet them not different than having policy rules?

Well, anecdotally I've heard the Russians send up some vodka with every Soyuz...